I agreed with your original post - just wanted to add some thoughts onto it. Unfortunately, I don't see DA really changing his life after he gets out of hospital... it's hard to change, especially if he's successful in his current life, but it can't be healthy to continue like that. Look at where he is now.

I hereby nominate this post as the dumbest post I have ever read in my 5 years of getbig. Congrats

there are a lot of evil , ignorant, hatefull motherfukers posting here. that is not your case. You are however extremely dumb

I agreed with your original post - just wanted to add some thoughts onto it. Unfortunately, I don't see DA really changing his life after he gets out of hospital... it's hard to change, especially if he's successful in his current life, but it can't be healthy to continue like that. Look at where he is now.

If his lifestyle is responsible for his critical health issues, how is it that you think he is successful in his current life. Seems to me he has been egregiously unsuccessful as of late?

If his lifestyle is responsible for his critical health issues, how is it that you think he is successful in his current life. Seems to me he has been egregiously unsuccessful as of late?

What you think is irrelevant - success is in the eye of the beholder, especially when it is the metric one may use, to make decisions on how to act thereafter. That was his point and whilst you missed it, at least you didn't miss it and point out that your failure to see the point was the dumbest thing you've ever read on getbig

What you and Slate seem to have forgotten, is the man was forced onto dialysis and unrepentant. Your opinions of "success" are in another universe compared to DA The guy who posted the "dumbest thing" slate has ever read on GB is right.

You got that from my post? Seems to me your reading comprehension is way, way off. Oh that's right, you have a juvenile intellect. You think your asinine comments are funny, much like a 13 year old thinks their stupid jokes are funny. Grow up dude. You are among adults here.

Calm down people. If what was deemed "dumb" in my post was the comment about Derek being successful even in his current state, let me clarify.

What I termed as successful is that he still has friends (obviously not here but he does in many other places), he still has a loving family who cares about him and know the real him, he works for a living (regardless of the actual job), seems to be a nice guy (contrary to what most of you think), drives a nice car, etc. He may not be rich but he's living his life and seems fairly happy. In his own way, that's successful.

Calm down people. If what was deemed "dumb" in my post was the comment about Derek being successful even in his current state, let me clarify.

What I termed as successful is that he still has friends (obviously not here but he does in many other places), he still has a loving family who cares about him and know the real him, he works for a living (regardless of the actual job), seems to be a nice guy (contrary to what most of you think), drives a nice car, etc. He may not be rich but he's living his life and seems fairly happy. In his own way, that's successful.

I was not referring to his health issues.

There is no need to calm down since I am not upset with your post, nor do I think it was dumb.

Having friends who care about you and family that loves you is a measure of success. After all, these are often the people who know you best.

In Derek's case, some of his perceived success is based on his pubic persona, which was achieved in part by the various choices he's made to appear as he does and act as he does. There was a time, having huge muscles and a lot of attitude was a part of his success. There was a time when having schmoes stuff dollars in his g-string and posing nude was a part of his personal measure success. One hopes that some of those aspects of his life are past, because it seems possible that some of those choices landed him in the trouble he is in today.

Just so you know, this is just an observation, I have no feeling of malice towards Derek. Despite what some jerks like to post, I never met him nor do I know him on any personal level what-so-ever.

Calm down people. If what was deemed "dumb" in my post was the comment about Derek being successful even in his current state, let me clarify.

What I termed as successful is that he still has friends (obviously not here but he does in many other places), he still has a loving family who cares about him and know the real him, he works for a living (regardless of the actual job), seems to be a nice guy (contrary to what most of you think), drives a nice car, etc. He may not be rich but he's living his life and seems fairly happy. In his own way, that's successful.

I was not referring to his health issues.

The "real him" is what led him down this path. I never thought he was a nice guy, but a delusional mental oyster who only saw his way, and only his way. Willing to compromise his health, his family, and any shread of integrity for what? Dancing around and camming for men?

Nice guy, no...there are far too many words in the dictionary to describe what he is.

The "real him" is what led him down this path. I never thought he was a nice guy, but a delusional mental oyster who only saw his way, and only his way. Willing to compromise his health, his family, and any shread of integrity for what? Dancing around and camming for men?

Nice guy, no...there are far too many words in the dictionary to describe what he is.

On a board like this, if you spend too much time here, you're bound to get into a fight or two. Aside from the back-and-forth war of words, what has he really done that pissed people off? How is it different than the people who were fighting with him? Seems like he just got too involved too many times and people started not liking him because he took it so seriously and got angry. If you have a personality like Derek, it can be easy to be baited.

Watch some of the vids where he talks - particularly the one where he's driving in his car to a club or something. Seems harmless.

On a board like this, if you spend too much time here, you're bound to get into a fight or two. Aside from the back-and-forth war of words, what has he really done that pissed people off? How is it different than the people who were fighting with him? Seems like he just got too involved too many times and people started not liking him because he took it so seriously and got angry. If you have a personality like Derek, it can be easy to be baited.

Watch some of the vids where he talks - particularly the one where he's driving in his car to a club or something. Seems harmless.

Around here... disagreements and "fights" are par for the course... In general though, if you are a getbigger and not a random and you have been through the mud, you will still be respected.

Derek takes it to an extreme though... He talks mad shit about the "haters", when some of his haters are probably why he's alive... The "haters", told him to get checked out because he didn't look right and they saved his life.

So Derek needs to lay off the bullshit... It's time to hang up the banana hammock and move on to something else.

It's cool if he wants to be a getbigger... You never quit getbig... but it's time to give up on the whole "bodybuilding" money train and do something else.

The last report I read was that he was off the ventilator and semi-consious. He recognized some family members, but not others. I doubt he is thinking much about Getbigers right now. If he is still in ICU, only close family is generally allowed to visit there.